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The document contains 16 multiple choice questions related to packing efficiency and crystal structures. Specifically, it tests knowledge of: 1) Volume calculations and packing fractions for simple cubic, body centered cubic, and face centered cubic unit cells. 2) Determining crystal structures from properties like density and lattice parameters. 3) Calculating vacant space and packing efficiencies for different layering patterns of spheres.

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Assignment 2

The document contains 16 multiple choice questions related to packing efficiency and crystal structures. Specifically, it tests knowledge of: 1) Volume calculations and packing fractions for simple cubic, body centered cubic, and face centered cubic unit cells. 2) Determining crystal structures from properties like density and lattice parameters. 3) Calculating vacant space and packing efficiencies for different layering patterns of spheres.

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SO L I D S TAT E

PA C K I N G E F F I C I E N C Y
SINGLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE
1. Total volume of atoms present in a face-centred cubic unit cell of a metal is (r is atomic radius) :

24 3 12 3 16 3 20 3
(A) r (B) r (C) r (D) r
3 3 3 3
2. Percentages of free space in cubic close packed structure and in body centered packed structure are
respectively :-
(A) 48% and 26% (B) 30% and 26% (C) 26% and 32% (D) 32% and 48%

3. The packing effeciency of the two-dimensional square unit cell shown below is -

(A) 39.27% (B) 68.02% (C) 74.05% (D) 78.54%

4. The fraction of volume occupied by atoms in a primitive cubic unit cell is nearly:
(A) 0.48 (B) 0.52 (C) 0.55 (D) 0.68

5. The fraction of volume occupied by atoms in a body centered cubic unit cell is:
(A) 0.32 (B) 0.48 (C) 0.68 (D) 0.74

6. The fraction of volume occupied by atoms in a face centered cubic unit cell is:
(A) 0.32 (B) 0.48 (C) 0.68 (D) 0.74

7. Polonium crystallizes in a simple cubic structure. The edge of the unit cell is 0.236 nm. What is the
radius of the polonium atom:
(A) 0.144 nm (B) 0.156 nm (C) 0.118 nm (D) 0.102 nm

8. Tungsten has an atomic radius of 0.136 nm. The density of tungsten is 19.4 g/cm3. What is the crystal
structure of tungsten? (Atomic weight: W = 184)
(A) Simple cubic (B) Body centered cubic
(C) Face centered cubic (D) None of these

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9. The element crystallizes in a body centered cubic lattice and the edge of the unit cell is 0.351 nm. The
density is 0.533 g/cm3. What is the atomic weight?
(A) 12.0 (B) 6.94 (C) 9.01 (D) 10.8

10. Which of the following layering pattern will have a void fraction of 0.260?
(A) ABCCBAABC (B) ABBAABBA
(C) ABCABCABC (D) ABCAABCA

11. The density of solid argon (Ar = 40 g/mol) is 1.68 g/mL at 40 K. If the argon atom is assumed to be
a sphere of radius 1.50 10–8 cm, what % of solid Ar is apparently empty space?
(use NA = 6 1023)
(A) 35.64 (B) 64.4 (C) 74% (D) 52

12. An fcc lattice has lattice parameter a = 400 pm. Calculate the molar volume of the lattice including
all the empty space:
(A) 10.8 mL (B) 96 mL (C) 8.6 mL (D) 9.6 mL

13. Packing fraction in simple cubic lattice is

1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
6 6 8

14. Packing fraction in body centred cubic lattice is

1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
6 6 8

15. Packing fration in face centred cubic lattice is

1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
6 6 8

16. The fraction of vacant space in one layer of square packing of identical spheres in two dimensions is

3 3
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 1
4 4 6 4

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